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. >> lehrer: and margaret warner explores the looming food crisis in north korea. >> they're typically in a chronic situation where they can barely feed their own population, so a big shock like losing half their winter wheat or their barley crops is going to affect their population. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been prided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's got to work on a big scale. and i think it's got to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're investing millions in solar and biofuel technologies to make it work. >> we've got to get on this now. >> right now. ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. b pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. and by toyota. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems a
. >> lehrer: and margaret warner explores the looming food crisis in north korea. >> they're typically in a chronic situation where they can barely feed their own population, so a big shock like losing half their winter wheat or their barley crops is going to affect their population. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been prided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we...
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as we discussed yesterday in the context of north korea, regime instability heightens the chance that governments and individuals will seek leverage our profits that will come from transferring weapons of mass destruction technology. the consequences of one weapons of mass destruction attack could be devastating for our budget, our children and perhaps our freedom. last fall, i led a delegation to east africa to strengthen out reach to several governments on improving security related to biological pathogens. we must redouble efforts to deal with proliferation threat wherever they may occur. food shortages and high prices for commodities have been issues in almost every middle eastern country that has experienced recent demonstrations. this underscores the pivotal position of the united states as the largest and most diverse grow our of food. this role comes with enormous economic opportunities and national security imperatives. the world will experience explosive growth in the demand for food as large populations in china, india, and elsewhere become more affluent. countries througho
as we discussed yesterday in the context of north korea, regime instability heightens the chance that governments and individuals will seek leverage our profits that will come from transferring weapons of mass destruction technology. the consequences of one weapons of mass destruction attack could be devastating for our budget, our children and perhaps our freedom. last fall, i led a delegation to east africa to strengthen out reach to several governments on improving security related to...
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has been trying to take with the north korea, iran. this is not a unstable arrangement like you think. -- not a stable arrangement. who is the opposition? who would take over? well, one of the big problems is that countries, not just the u.s. but in europe and the rest of the world and sat on their hands while gaddafi murdered his democratic opposition. i wrote four years and no one paid attention really about the leading democratic dissidents in libya and who spent years in prison, and horribly abused, isolated, and incredibly brave man. he spoke up in 2004 in the brief window when gaddafi was supposed to be opening up when it then senator now vice president joe biden went to libya to asked gaddafi to lead the man go. he spoke up and gaddafi for him back into detention. he died needlessly in the custody of gaddafi's secret police two years ago. host: those are some of your cruise missiles being used in libya overnight. caller: yes. but wider european countries so keen to get involved? america gets nothing in the wake of oil from libya
has been trying to take with the north korea, iran. this is not a unstable arrangement like you think. -- not a stable arrangement. who is the opposition? who would take over? well, one of the big problems is that countries, not just the u.s. but in europe and the rest of the world and sat on their hands while gaddafi murdered his democratic opposition. i wrote four years and no one paid attention really about the leading democratic dissidents in libya and who spent years in prison, and...
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look at the other threats, the continuing threat of north korea's nuclear weapons program, the increased belligerence of china its territorial claims in the east and south china sea that threatened the nations of southeast asia, its continued protection of north korea and the nuclear weapons program there. look at russia and its increased assertiveness. when he was still president vladimir putin said the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century was the collapse of the soviet union. most of us think that was a great way to end the 20th century. he has a different point of view. he has been pursuing that policy with great vigor threatening our friends in western europe enough their oil and natural gas supplies. we have only a few months when we think about it until the 2012 election. we need a sustained and on limiting discussion of the failures of the obama administration -- unlimiting discussion of these failures of the obama administration -- unremitting discussion of the failures of the obama administration. wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been our shall be uncurl
look at the other threats, the continuing threat of north korea's nuclear weapons program, the increased belligerence of china its territorial claims in the east and south china sea that threatened the nations of southeast asia, its continued protection of north korea and the nuclear weapons program there. look at russia and its increased assertiveness. when he was still president vladimir putin said the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century was the collapse of the soviet union. most of us...